The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Pitt fans and their families sing "Sweet Caroline" during a game against FSU at Acrisure Stadium on Nov. 4, 2023.

Weathering the storm: Pittsburgh teams have tackled some of the toughest environments

By Camille de Jesus, Senior Staff Writer • April 1, 2025

The end of the year in western Pennsylvania is always marked by two things — football and questionable weather. Starting in September and continuing all the way into the new year, there are plenty of...

Opinion | Climate change requires radical, immediate action

Opinion | Climate change requires radical, immediate action

By Emma Hannan, Contributing Editor • April 1, 2025
Contributing editor Emma Hannan talks about the effects of climate change and the actions cities like Pittsburgh need to take.
Sophomore guard Jaland Lowe (15) attempts a layup during Pitt men’s basketball’s game against UNC on Jan. 28 at the Petersen Events Center.

Jaland Lowe enters transfer portal, becomes fifth Panther to jump ship

By Aidan Kasner and Matthew Scabilloni • April 1, 2025

On Tuesday morning, it was announced on X that Pitt sophomore guard Jaland Lowe was entering the transfer portal. This announcement should come as no shock, with Pitt losing four other players to the portal...

Democrat Patrick Francis and Republican Sumay Sethial shake hands before the Pitt College Democrats vs. Republicans Debate hosted by BRIDGE.

College Democrats and Republicans debate pressing political topics

By Adrienne Cahillane, Contributing Editor • April 1, 2025
Around 100 students gathered to watch Pitt’s College Democrats and College Republicans debate a variety of political topics in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room on Monday. 
Opinion | The attacks on national parks reflect an underlying push toward isolation and ignorance

Opinion | The attacks on national parks reflect an underlying push toward isolation and ignorance

By Brynn Murawski, Staff Columnist • April 1, 2025
The policies enacted by the current administration reveal a wider theme of isolating all of us from each other for the sake of capital gain.
Posvar Hall.

‘The name had to evolve’: GSPIA becomes SPIA due to decreasing graduate enrollment

By Bridget Pohl, Staff Writer • April 1, 2025
Going into the 2025-26 school year, undergraduates can now study in the School of Public and International Affairs, which was formerly known as the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. 
The school of education in Posvar Hall.

Pitt faculty and students discuss potential effects of Trump’s executive order closing the Department of Education

By Naomi Weiss, Staff Writer • April 1, 2025
On March 20, President Trump signed an executive order to close the federal Department of Education, which could affect student loans and education research at Pitt.
Penguins right winger, Bryan Rust, greets fans along the parade route.

Milkshake Factory’s ‘Rusty’s Shake’ promotion scores high with Oakland residents

By Thomas Simione, Staff Writer • March 31, 2025

Pittsburgh’s favorite deal on shakes has returned to Milkshake Factory in Oakland. The ‘Rusty’s Shake' is the newest, hottest item available at the Milkshake Factory on Forbes Avenue, and the Penguins’...

Redshirt senior kicker Ben Sauls (90) prepares to kick the ball at the football game against Syracuse in Acrisure Stadium on Oct. 24, 2025.

Satire | Pitt football may have discovered a new secret weapon this spring

By Robert Thompson, Staff Writer • March 31, 2025

What do a priest in a confessional, a lawyer and a college football coach all have in common? They all swore an oath of confidentiality when they entered their respective professions. Secrecy is the name...

The internet’s current obsession with the rollercoaster ‘Severance’ season two is justified

The internet’s current obsession with the rollercoaster ‘Severance’ season two is justified

By Mollie Young, Staff Writer • March 31, 2025

While my “innie” is stressing over the many looming end-of-semester exams and projects I should be working on, my “outie” is obsessing over Severance Season Two fan theories.  “Severance”...

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